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VOLUME LXXXII.--KO. 55.
SEARLES WILL CONTEST.
The Testimony of Edward F.
Searles Concluded.
GENERAL HUBBARD PLACED ON
THE WITNESS-STAND. ;
i'Jiood Indians and Canadian Mounted
Police Engage in a Battle Near the
International Boundary Lino Be
tween Montana and Canada, Re
uniting In tho Killing of One Police
man and Two Indians and Several
Wounded.
(special to the Rkcord-Untott.
Sai.em (Mm,), Oct. 23.—At the open
ing of the Searles -will case this morning,
Lincoln recalled Searles. The -witness
Ified that at Mrs. Hopkins' request he
.list called In Mr. Stillman to look up
Baoaritfea in October, ISS7. Witness tes
■i to a visit of Stillman to Methuen
"xforo the last will was made. Mrs.
JScarles stated that she wished to leavo all
'.icy property to witness, and would pro-
Vide for Timothy in her life-time. In
< :t<o anything happened to her she was
■filling to leave matters in witness'
hands. She knew witness would be
:noro generous to Timothy than she
would. Witness testified that during
'Mrs. Searles' last sickness ho visited New
York, and, while in conversation with
•Stillman, referred to her condition and
: .lid if her condition was critical, it would
\>o well to transfer the Southern Pacific
:md Improvement bonds and stocks to
lie copartnership, so in case of Mrs.
; urles' death it should not lose its vot
: g power. Stilhnan said he would at
i .id to it.
Witness denied most emphatically that
!jo ever at any time attempted by him.
. eif. or through others, to in any way in
luenee his wife in the disposal of her
property. He never noticed anything to
; how that she was in any other than v
i trans mental condition.
Barley, on cross-examination, asked
witness if he intended to say he never j
had a private conversation in regard to]
■ lie disposal of her properties? Witness!
• plied: "None." Searles stated that in j
June, 1887, he had property of his own
amounting to |200,000. The cross-ex-
Lnation by Buriey brought out nothing j
lew. Witness knew of no memoranda
I'iditional to the will being left. At least i
. le had not discovered any.
i'his concluded Searles' testimony, he j
having been on the stand for five days
and over, under the most searching ex
amination into all his affairs.
Hurley tlien called for the chock-books
showing checks to Stillman or llubbard.
This request tho court was not disposed
to grant, counsel for the will then ten
dered original copies of the Jotters which
had been read for comparison, and con
testants rested their case for Timothy
Hopkins. Judge Harmon asked if any
Ise wished to be heard in opposition
lothe instrument and there was no re
hpouse.
Lincoln then called General Hubbard
v> York, who testified he had
'mown Scarles for some time prior to;
882, bat had personally done no busi- j
tess for him. He first met Mrs. Searles
In the spring of 1888, but had hoard some- !
ii,in<; of her matters in conversation with ;
Ktillinan.
■ General Hubbard gave In a general
■ M is. Bearles' property as consisting I
of sixty different kinds of stocks and |
• •iids. The property is such that any |
one who attempts to attend to either one |
of the properties requires all of his time.
Witness had a huge and prosperous
practice, and when Stillman eamo to j
him and said that Searles wanted him to I
lake the management of the property, i
slid asked him if be would go in with |
himbetold him that it was a serious1
matter, as it would in a short time at ■'
least involve the abandonment of the {
; tractiee Of law. Finally he consented to
lake it up^rwithl him. The copartner
ship was suggested by Stillman, who had
found, as attorneys, that they had met
with rebufls in netting information nec
- ary to cope with the questions before I
, but as principals, as well as attor
neys, they, could insist upon their rights
to it.
Witness knew that five per cent, would
lie much lass than his professional in-
< •■ me, and linally, after much discussion,
•artiie:shij< as drawn was made as
li. ■ most just and reasonable arrange
in-'jit.
At the afternoon session General Hub
hard testified that the manag> mentof the
«state had taken nearly all of his time for
-; year and a half, and fully as much
«■! stillman's time. He saw Mrs. Searles
: boat June 5, l- vv. and she wanted some
one to manage her business who was near
bt hand. In the latter part of May. IS9O,
witness went to Mrs. Searles and re
marked that she appeared to be drawing
nut little, while Searles was drawing
quite liberally, she asked if that was not
right. Witness said yes, if she wished it
to. Bbc said Searles paid all her bills,
; i.d she wanted him to. She did not
•. anf to keep a bank account or have any
thing to do with matters of business.
"Were any changes made in tho re
<■orJt.it lo of tho co-partnership just be
lore Mrs. St.tries' death?" was asked the
Mi ttO
'Yes, in the Southern Pacific and
Pacific Improvement Company. Both
had been transferred to the partnership,
l>ut had remained on record as In toe I
leof Mrs. Searles. They were trans
i on the books of the company."
Witness bad no personal knowledge of
-.. ilia, ami had never attempted In any
manner so influence Mrs. Searles In re
j ard to the making of her will. M r>,
: Lesalways Impressed him as a woman
of alert mind, and spoke as a woman of
quiet, decided opinions when she spoke j
< f matters of business. Witness n<
hdvtoed the keeping of matters secret
Jrom Timothy Hopkins.
rasAn HSROtra rjedskxhs.
...t Between Blood Indiana, and Cana
dian Police.
;»i vvkh, Dot. 23.—A special to tho
.V. wt from Assinal'oino, Mont., says:
•'Word has been received here of a battle j
iterday between Blood Indians and a!
force of Canadian Mounted Police. The i
] jit took place just across the interna- j
tional boundary line, not over forty
juik's from here. The Blood Indians,
> are old-time enemies of the police,
le | rai I on the horses belonging to
ttte latter, a&d ran 3ff with nearly all of
them. Ten police started Id pursuit, and,
< Oming Upon the Bloods, both sides com- I
menced firing. The first tiro killed one
policeman and two Indians, and several
were wounded on both sides. Thenews
h ft brought in by a Blaekfoot, who said
the fight was still in progress when lie,
Colonel Rates, commander at Port
Mnaboine, has ordered • tcoop of cay
: Iry to the Blaekfoot agency as a precau
tionary measure to restrain the Indians.
THE 11AII/WAYS.
;^o Alliance Hotwccn tlio Pennsylvania :
and Northern Pacific Companies.
Vn r-niK'i. Oot 23.—General Superin
tendent PttCStrn of the Pennsylvania
< ompany says tliere i 9 not tho slightest
/validation for the story that the object of
THE RECORD-UNION.
President Roberts' trip West was to
make a traffic alliance with the Northern
Pacific, whereby the Northwest could be
opened up to the Pennsylvania Company.
KOADS SOLD.
Omaha, Oct. 23.—The Pacific Short
Line this morning was sold to George
W. Wickersham and A. S. Garretson of
Sioux City, representing the Manhattan
Trust Company, for $2,000,000. It is un
derstood the road was purchased in the
interest of the Great Northern.
CALIFORNIA EMIGRANT BUSINESS.
Chicago, Oct. 23.—The Western Traffic
Association has referred the matter of
commissions on emigrant business to the
Transcontinental Association for consid
eration at the New York meeting, next
week. In the event of a failure to arrive
at an agreement, the Southern Pacific is
authorized to participate, through tho
New Orleans gateway, in the commission
on emigrant business from New York to
California terminals on a basis of US, tho
sum now being paid by certain lines in
New York. Participation on that part of
the Southern Pacific west of New Or
leans shall not exceed 38.
Rough Weather.
Provixcetowi* (Mass.), Oct. 23.—A
fleet of fifty steamers, barges, brigs and
schooners, off Cape Cod last night bound
into Boston Bay, experienced rough
weather. Two schooners are reported to
have sunk off Shovelful shoal. The fate
of the crews is unknown. A small
schoonor is reported to have sunk off Pol
lock Rip shcal. The crew were seen
clinging to the rigging of a three-master
schooner sunk near Shovelful shoal.
They have been twenty-fours hours ex
posed to the fury of the storm, and uo
help can reach them before morning.
Embarrassing State of Affairs.
Washington, Oct. 23.—Another seri
ous complication has arisen in regard to
the enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion
Act. Two Chinamen who came in from
Canada and were caught in North Dakota
were taken back to the Canadian side by
a Marshal, bat the Canadians refused to
let them in except on the payment of a
head tax of 850 each. The Chinamen had
no money to pay and the Marshal is hold
ing them for instructions. This now state
of alfairs is an embarrassing one, and the
Attorney-General is now considering it.
Terrible Collision.
MARSHAi.i/rowx (Iowa), Oct. 23.—Tho
Times' special from Lake City says : A
terrible collision occurred last night be
tween two heavy freight trains on a
branch of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad. Both trains were wrecked.
Mr. Hayden and George Stein, brake
men, living at Lake City, were instantly
killed, and Engineers Collins and Mc-
Allister probably fatally injured. Other
trainmen were considerably hurt. The
accident occurred on a curve. Neither
engineer saw the other train in time to
avoid a disaster.
American Baseball Association.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.—Tbo directors of the
American Baseball Association met in
secret session this morning. The ballot
ing for President Avas but a perfunctory
proceeding. Zach Phelps of the Louis
ville team appears the unanimous choice
to succeed himself. The association ap
pointed committees on the schedule,
players and circuits to-day. St. Louis
was not favored by a representative on
tho latter committee.
The Whisky-Trust Scandal.
Chicago, Oct. 23.—The case of Secretary
Gibson of the whisky trust, charged with
conspiracy to burn the Chufeldt Dis
tillery, came up to-day on motion of tho
attorneys for tho defense to quash the
various indictments. The motion to
quash was sustained in the first and third
<vunits, but overruled in the second and
fourth. The second and fourth counts,
which will stand, Gibson must yet meet.
The Anaconda Mines Resume "Work.
Bum (Mont.), Oct. 23.—Yesterday,
after six months inactivity, the mines of
the Anaconda Company resumed. Word
was received by Marcus Daly from J. B.
Haggin, at New York, announcing the
difficulty with the Union Pacific Rail
road adjusted, and ordering work re
sumed us early as possible. Over one
thousand men were employed and have
resumed work.
Public Health Association.
Kansas City, Oct. 23.—At the closing
nesuton of the Public Health Association
a resolution asking for the creation of a
Department of National Public Health,
under a Secretary, was passed. It was
decided that the convention meet in ]•><•:;
in Chicago, and that the occasion be made
an international congress of hygieuo and
public health.
Cunnred With Perjury.
Denver, Oct. 23.—The Grand Jury to
night returned indictments against ox-
Deputy City Auditor Raymond and
James Hadley. ex-Deputy Treasurer, on
a charge of forgery committed, it is
alleged, during their term of office for the
purpose of defrauding the city of several
thousand dollars.
Pension Awards.
Washington, Oct. 23.—California pen
sions : George D. Vedder, Jesse D. Sev
erns, George Kahn, John Toxopense, j
Henry Scott, Byron P. Boynton, Patrick !
King, Thomas H. Gilbert, William Tel-1
fer, Charles A. French, Luther J. Crow
ell. Shadrock N. Fortier, James O'Neill,
Caroline Morse.
The Salvation Army.
New YORK, Oct. 23.—Mrs. Booth Clib
born, daughter of General Booth and
Marshal of the Swiss and French forces of
the Salvation Army, is expected here
from Europe to-day. At the banquet
Monday night 8,000 officers will be pres
ent from all parts of the country.
Violated the Anti-Lottery Law*.
Washington, Oct. 23.— Chief Postoffice
Inspector Wheeler to-day received a dis
patch from El Paso, Texas, stating that
the proprietor, editor and business man
ager of the El Paso Times h*d beenar
'.ed for violation of the anti-lottery
laws. They were bonded in $200 each.
Nt-iiro Murderers Reprieved.
Charleston (S. C), Oct. 23.—Ten
negroes, convicted of the murder of
Thornton Nance and sentenced to be
hanged at Laurens to-day, have been re
prieved, pending an appeal of the case to
the Supreme Court.
i Tragedy on an Arkansas Plantation.
Pink P.uiks, CM. 23.—At Toronto,
( Ark., yesterday, A. J. Clemens, a promi
nent plainer, was brained with a billet of
wood, and a negro stabbed and killed in
; right abfcut a settlement for some cot
ton.
Score of the Bicycle Contest.
New York, Oct. 23.—The score in the
six -day bicycle race at the end of the
fifth day, at midnight, is: Martin, 1 802
■ miles; Asbinger, Laflß; Lamb, i.'sS;
Shock, 1,200; Boyst, 1,107: Albert, 1,121. '
Italian Consul-General Ileeojjnlzr>d.
Washington, Oct. 21—The President
has recognized Giovanni Branch!, Con-
Mil-General of Italy at San Francisco for
California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington,
I and Alaska.
A Colored Fiend Hanged.
Four MoKBOB (VaJ, Oct. 2.s.—Robert
Jordan, colored, was hanged at Hampton
' to-day for committing an outrage on Mrs.
■ Moore, a white lady residing near Baku
! river, in July,
SACRAMENTO, SATURDAY MOTMnTNTG, OCTOBER 24, IS9I.
THRIVING BUSINESS.
Another Stage Robbery in the
Vicinity of Redding.
THIRD HOLD-UP WITHIN A WEEK'S
TIME.
Water no Longer Flowine Into Salton
Lake From the Colorado—Another
Installment of Electioneer Trot
ters Arrive at the Stockton Track
to bo Speeded for Records.
Special to the Recorb-Uniox.
Redding, Oct. 23.—There was another
stage robbery last night about 7 o'clock,
making three this week. The Redding
and Alturas stage was held up this side of
Leighton, six miles from Redding. Alec
Smith was the driver. The robbers are
presumed to be the same men who held
up the stage Monday night. They were
masked and armed with a shotgun and
pistols. Wells, Fargo & Co.'s box and
the mail were robbed. About §200 was
taken from the box. The mail was also
rich picking. A lady passenger was held
up and badly frightened. The driver
was nibbed of £5. Officers were on the
ground early this morning aud in hot
pursuit.
The men arrested for robbing the Red
ding and Weaverville stage on Monday
night are, no doubt, the right men.
SALTOX LAKE.
Water Xo Loncer Flowing: Into It Froni
tiie Colorado lliver.
Yuma (A. T.), Oct. 25.-G. W. Durbow
of Salton and E. B. Preston, a prominent
California engineer, returned tc-v r m
the crevasse, eighteen miles bi ■ "I -
lon's, which has been the source ». i •
ply of Salton Lake from the Co » i
River. An interview divulged the act
that no water was liowing from the river
into the Salton Basin; that only a small
stream was running through the river
bank, and continued eight miles inland,
from which point the water returned to
the Colorado. AVhere four weeks ago a
small river ran toward Salton not a trai
of water can now be found. her v, ill
be no rise of consequence in ti Colorado
for four months which can tlcct the
Salton region, and by that time je desert
winds will till op the openings i ith sand,
checking any further inflow. The water
has beun falling for the past month at
Salton Lake. One month more, and no
sign of the so-called desert lake will be
seen.
CALIFORNIA WINES.
Age tlie Only Thing Needed to Insure
Their Sale.
SanFraxctsco, Oct. 23.—Alfred F. Os
born, one of the editors of BonforCa Wine
and Spirit Circular of New York, is in
this city, after spending some time in
Los Angeles and Fresno. He thinks,
from all he has been able to learn, that
the product of wine this year in those
two counties will be about 1,500.000 gal
lons. "There is quite a future for Cali
fornia wines," he said, "but many of
them are marketed too soon. They
ought to be kept and aged. In order that
this may be done, it seems to me that the
growers should not bo dealers. The
wines should be transferred to those who
can keep them long enough to let age
rob them of the new taste, which most of
the goods now marketed have."
LOS ANGELES RACES.
A Trotting Event Declared Off on Ac
count of Crookedness.
Los Anokij-s, Oct. 23. -The hfth day of
the Sixth District races brought fully
4,000 people to the track. Owing to trouble
on Thursday afternoon, it being suspected
that there was crookedness, the judges
declared off the 2:25 trot and all pools.
The matter is being investigated. Sum
mary of the day's racing:
Half-mile dash, two-year-olds, Bridal
Girl won, Coin bat second.
Half-mile dash, all ages, Tim Murphy
won, Juno Duttey socond. Time, I:4Bft.
One and one-sixth miles, El Kovo won, i
Gladiator second. Best time, l-.r.t'i.
Trotting, 2£25 class, Leon won, Dick
Richmond second. Best time, 2:23.
Serious Stage Accident.
San Lris Obxspo, Oct. 23.—The Santa
Marguerita stage upset to-night near the
edge of town, and of thirteen passengers
aboard nearly all were injured. George
Richmond, the driver, had his skull frac
tured and will probably die. P. W.
Poindexter ol Los Angeles was also
badly injured, having his nose split, and
otherwise bruised and cut; Harry All
bright of San Luis Obispo, arm fractured;
] Mrs*. Captain Dyer of Lonipoc, two ribs
broken. The injuries of the other pas
sengers are not serious.
Tho Tourist Business.
Victoria (13. C), Oct. 23.—Tho Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company of Vic
toria liavo arranged with the Canadian
Pacific Railway to run a line of steamers,
connecting with the railway, to Alaska
and British Columbia points. The scen
ery of the inlets of British Columbia,
combined with the attractiveness of the
trip info Alaska, it is thought will attract
many thousand tourists over the route,
and the Canadian steamers will compete
with the Northern Pacitic Railway and
J'acific Coast steamers for this tourist
business.
Oregon Hail road Suits.
Sai.em, Oct. 23.—1n the State Circuit
Court to-day the suit brought by the
suite Board of Railroad Commissioners
against the Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific to enforce tho rates adopted by
I the board came up. Both companies tiled
' an answer, and to these the board tiled a
demurrer. In their answer the railway
companies deny any knowledge of a
Slate Board of Railroad Commissioners,
and claim that the State courts have no
i jurisdiction, and that the cases should be
tried in the United States courts.
Electioneer Trotters.
Stockton, Oct. 23.—Thomas O'Brien,
the Palo Alto trainer, arrived to-night
with eight Electioneer trotters without a
v.ordand the filly Montrose, 2:±>i. These
trotters will be driven for records, to get
I eight more Electioneers into the list this
sou. Twenty-four have trotted into
I the charmed circle this season, and Mar
! vin wants to make a season record for
Electionors to beat the Eastern producers.
Henry Vlllard's Prediction.
Spokank (Wash.), Oct. 23.—Henry Vil
lard left this afternoon for Puget Sound
and Portland, where he will remain about
two weeks. In an interview to-day Mr.
Villard expressed the belief that all
trains on tho Northern Pacific will before
long bo operated entirely by electric
l>ower.
Racing at CJilroy.
Gilroy, Oct. 23. —There was & good at
tendance at the third day's racing. First
race, for pacers, San Jose won in three
straight heats. Best time, 2:29.
Second event, running, mile dash, won
by Silver Bone, Dennis second. Time,
1:52.
Third race, trot for homo horses, the
first and second heats were won by Sun
rise, the third by Hazelkirk. Best time,
2: IS.
The race was then postponed until to
morrow.
Xo Yellow* Found.
San Fba.nci.sco, Oct. 23.—Alexander
Craw, Quarantine Officer of tho State
Board of Horticulture, has just returned
from a trip to Tulare County for tho pur
pose of investigating a supposed case of
I yellows. He reports that there was no
sign of yellows on the trees which he
saw. They were planted in sandy soil
and had been plentifully irrigated and
had not been sufficiently cultivated, so
they were slightly scalded during the hot
weather.
Two Residences Burned.
Trttckke, Oct. 23.—A fire consumed
tho residences of 11. K. Silvey and K.
Weber, on Kaiser avenue, this afternoon.
Silvey's loss is $1,200; insurance, $850.
W« !_>er's loss is $1,1'K); insurance, §500. A
strong wind was blowing, and for some
moments the entire northern part of the
| town was in imminent danger.
Gilroy's Water-Works.
Gilroy, Oct. 23.—The Bank of Gilroy
has taken §15,000 at par of tho $50,000 in
• i j er cent, bonds voted for the water
works improvements. The balance is
placed with the s;iinc bank for disposi
tion.
Fatally Shot.
Clifton (Ariz.), Oct. 23. — Antonio
Nunez shot Ramon Diaz at Morenci last
night. The wound is supposed to be
fatal. Nunez was arrested. Tho cause of
the shooting is unknown.
Sullivan Held for Trial.
Sax Kafaki., Oct. 23.—C. 0. Sullivan,
who is charged with furnishing anas to
convicts in San Quentin Prison, Avas to
day held for trial in the Superior Court.
A DISHONEST OFFICIAL.
A Paying Toller Robs a Louisiana Bank
of a Largo Snm.
New Op>t,ea>'s, Oct. 23.—Everything is
[U it the Louisiana National Bank this
t ir rning, and up to noon uo arrests hud
been made and there is little doubt that
there will be any. Iv an interview with
Morris, President of tho Clearing-house,
this morning, in regard to Garcia's defal
cation, he said: "Eugene F. Garcia, Pay
ing Teller of the Louisiana National
Hank, is a defaulter in the sum of §lou,(hk.i.
It was first discovered on the Sth of Oc
tober, but the full extent of the defalca
tion was only demonstrated on the 17th.
Garcia confessed a shortage from old pay
ments, errors and mistakes committed by
him within the past fifteen years, and tho
cash in the bank was examined and the
shortage discovered. The loss of a large
amount was carried to profit and loss,
and still the capital of $T)00,000 and the
surplus $150,000 remain intact. I do not
think any of the deposits will be with
drawn from tho bank on account of the
defalcation, If anything of that kind
should occur I am authorized, as Presi
dent of the Clearing-house Banks, to state
that the bank is an exceedingly strong
one, and will be able to meet any require
ment made on it for its deposits."
IX A GOOD CLIMATE.
Buokley's Health Better In Montreal
Thftn in San Francisco.
Chicago, Oct. 23— A private letter
from Montreal, under date of the 17th
inst., says that "Boss" Buckley, San
Francisco's blind politician, has moved
into a fine residence at 5-17 Sherbrook
street, the swell residential street of the
town, which property he has taken a
lease of. His physician told him that the
climate of Montreal agreed better with
his health than any other climate he had
ever been in. For that reason he has de
i-idod to make Montreal his home for the
present at least. He takes daily drives
around the mountain, and in company
with his Secretary walks a good deal in
the business portion of the city, where
his presence is becoming quite familiar.
Since his sojourn in Montreal he has
been visited by several parties from
across the line, but the nature of these
visits are being kept a profound secret.
It is said even his Secretory does not
know what they mean. These visits
have boon quite frequent of late. Buck
icy is not in extra good health.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Prices Realized at Yesterday's Sales In
the Kast.
CniCAOO, Oct. 2.s.—The Porter Brothers
Company sold to-day at auction, for ac
count of California Fruit Union shippers,
Sedde pears, §4 60; peaches, 90cf" 81 20;
Tokays, §2(V2 50; single crates, 80c6j SI 25;
Muscats, $1 80(oj2 3o; single crates, 85c@
81 25; double crates Corniohon grapes,
82 06@2 15; single crates, §1 10; A'enlell
grapes, single crates, §1 10; Black Ferra
ras, 70c; Emperor grapes, single crates,
90c.
Chicago, Oct. 23.—The Earl Fruit
Company sold California fruits at auction
as follows: Winter Nellis pears, $1 55@
1 80; Buerre Clairgeau. 82 40; Glout Mar
ceau, &S 28@2 (w; d'Alencou, §1 75;
quinces, fl 20(«]l 2T>.
AT NEW YORK.
New York, Oct. 23. — Thft Porter
Brothers Company sold to-day, for ac
count of California Fruit Union ship
pers, Doy dv Cornice pears, $3 40(a,4 05;
Doe's Late rod plums, $] 15(o,l 30; double
orates Tokays, $1 40fa2 SO; single cratos,
.35(g,(x>c; double crates Muscats, ¥2; double
crates Black Moroccos, $2 55; double
crates Black Ferraras, §2.
LOTTERY OFFICIALS INDICTED.
Eighteen Counts Returned Against the
Louisiana Directors.
Sioux Falls (S. D.), Oct. 23.—The
United States Grand Jury has returned
eighteen indictments against the officers
and directors of the Louisiana Lottery.
The evidence was all laid before the jury
in the form of affidavits, and was kept
with tho utmost secrecy. Tho depart
ment at Washington brought charges be
fore this court for tho reason tbat their
efforts in other Statos before United States
Grand Juries had been frustrated. The
United States Marshal and deputies
leave this evening lor New Orleans to ar
rest the President, Vice-President, Sec
retary, Treasurer and Directors of the
lottery company. The iudictmonta are
for transmitting lottery advertisements
through the mails in violation of the
anti-lottery law passed at the last Con
gress. The extrome penalty is five years
imprisonment and §5,000 fine.
DRY GOODS SMUGGLERS.
WAsnixr.TON (D. C), Oct. 23.—Col
lector Phelps having expressed the opin
ion that under a Supreme Court decision
ho could not maintain proceedings both
in a civil action for condemnation and
forfeiture of goods seized at the San Fran
cisco Custom-house and also maintain
a criminal action against the smuggler,
Bernard Reiss, Secretary Spaulding has
written a letter saying the matter was
referred to counsel, who find there is
nothing to prevent both civil action and
criminal proceedings against Reiss. The
property has become absolutely forfeited
to t lie United States, and simply awaits
formal condemnation and sale. Tho
criminal has at the same time become the
subject of a trial for felony, and for pun
bhtnent in case of coavietion.
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Gladstone Has Revised the Irish
Home-Rule Bill.
FULLER POWERS TO BE GIVEN
IRISH LEGISLATURES.
Tho Final Hope of the Kefetoration of
Party Unity Said to Rest With
Michael Davitt—Encouraging Indi
cations That Great Britain Will Bo
Creditably Represented in tho Ex
hibits at tho World's Fair.
[Copyright, IS9I, by N. Y. Associated Press.]
Lqinxnr, Oct. 23.—Gladstone lias re
vised the home rule bill. As to what
time the schemo in detail will be di
vulged depends upon the fato and char
acter of the Government's Irish local
government measure. If a dissolution
came now the measure would be pub
lished with such completeness as would
leave the Conservatives no chance to say
that tho country had been deceived in
any important point. When tho general
Oleetion does come the issue will be
fought on definitely declared homo rule
lines. If the popular vote places Mr.
Gladstone In potter, the courso thus
adopted will paralyze the opposition.
The House of Lords will not dare to re
ject the bill on the ground that a vote of
the electorate has not been specially
taken thereon.
Re^ardiug tho principles of the new
measure enough has been officially as
certained to state that it gives tho pro
posed Irish legislatures fuller powers
than 'lid the bill of 1885. It retains the
lower and upper houses of the Irish Par
liament, vests the appointment of tho
judiciary in the Irish Executive, and
maintains a larger representation of In
land in the Imperial Parliament. Com
plete questions of financial relations and
control of the police are also settled.
In the Cork election tight there is much
partisanship. Tho friends of Redmond
declare themselves confident of victory.
They have no lack of funds, part of the
money coming from America. Tho final
hope of tho restoration of party unity
rests with Michael Davitt. If he refrains
from throwing his whole influence on the
side of the McCarthyites, and uses his
personal power in a quiet policy of con
ciliation, he will in time reconstruct the
Irish party. If ho consents to contest
Kilkenny, thus throwing the gage of bat
tle to the Parnellites. the feud will be
eternal. When interviewed to-day he
talked as if entirely committed to the
majority.
William L. Jackson, whose appoint
ment as Irish Secretary is definitely an
nounced, has the reputation of being a
good business man, without any bias to
ward his own ideas, if he has any, and a
ready and pliant instrument of .Balfour
and Salisbury, Avith a shrewd eye on the
main chance.
In an interview here to-day Mr. Dredge,
one of the British Commissioners to the
World's Fair at Chicago, said that since
his return he had met encouraging indi
cations of increasing interest on the part
of manufacturers. The commission will
distribute 10,000 circulars throughout
Great Britain and Ireland, inviting ex
hibits.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The Sultan Pnshed Hard for His Proofs
of Neutrality.
London, Oct. 23.—The Daily Telegraph
publishes the following news from
Vienna: Intelligence comes from Con
stantinople that the Russian Embassy is
pushing the Sultan hard for proofs of his
assurances of neutrality. In other words,
Russia affects to believe that the Sultan
has taken certain engagements for a con
tingency of war, and M. do Nelidoff con
tends that the Porte's assurances to the
contrary are insufficient. He says that
Russia must either obtain substantial
proof; or she must take steps to secure
her own interests. The Sultan pointed
out that Kiamil Pasha, againat whom
Xelidoff had made frequent complaints,
had been dismissed, but the Russian Em
bassador replied:
"Your majesty assured Sir William
White and M. do Radowitz that a change
of Ministers mount no change of foreign
policy, and added that it was well known
that Kiamil Pasha had strong sympathies
with the Triple Alliance and with Eng
land. Therefore, Russia is entitled to de
mand tangible evidence-that there is no
understanding between Turkey, Eng
land and Germany."
It is hardly necessary to say that that is
merely a fresh device of the Russian Em
bassy for putting on the screws and com
pelling the Sultan to ask for the recail of
the British detached squadron in Turkish
waters. The Dardanelles are sown with
torpedoes, and several foreign vessels are
being sued for damages for having
• Iragged their cables and injured the
wires with their anchors. Eight hundred
pounds is claimed from one ship belong
ing to a large tirm in Hull.
RUSSIA'S NAVY.
Scheme on Foot for the Reorganization
of the Entire Fleet.
St. Petkesburo, Oct. 23.— Novosti says
the launching of the new Russian iron
clad, the Navarino, which occurred on
Tuesday last, is the beginning of a scheme
to reorganize the Russian navy. It says:
"A great Baltic fleet, able to defend Rus
sian interests on the high seas and carry
on operations in hostile waters will be
created; also a fleet to protect the Baltic
coast line, together with a number of
armed cruisers. The Government will
acquire possession of the entire naval
shipbuilding industry of the country,
ana will establish another naval port be
nides Cronstadt, one not liable to be
blocked by ice or blockaded by an en
emy."
STRIKE THREATENED.
German Printers Ask for Shorter
Hours and an Increase in Pay.
Berlin, Oct. 23.—Meetings of printers
employed in Breslau and in Leipsic were
held to-day in those cities, and prepara
tions were made for a general strike of
German printers, which seems to be de
termined upon for to-morrow. At the
Breslau and Leipsic meetings the print
ers resolved to give their support to a
resolution arrived at by the printers in
this city yesterday. This resolution was
voiced by 4,000 Berlin printers, who de
cided to ask their union to order a gen
oral strike in case of the refusal of em
ployers to grant them a working day of
nine hours and an advance of &>, per cent,
in wages. It is generally admitted that a
wholesale strike of printers throughout
Germany would be immediately ordered.
The printers of Frankfort, Hamburg,
Koenigsborg, Mayence and Nuremberg
have decided to join in the general strike
of the printers.
REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.
Floods are Doiiiß » Vast Amount of
Damage in the State of Tabasco.
City of Mexico, October 23. — The
floods ia the State of Tabasco have ia-
creased and are becoming more disastrous.
Thousands of cattle were drowned, crops
almost entirely destroyed aud many lives
lost.
Considerable numbers of Chinese are
leaving this country daily for tho United
States. They cross the line at or near
Brownsville, not far from the mouth of
the Rio Grande.
A prominent member of Cougress says
President Diaz will soon make Important
changes in the Governors of st.d a, as he
is dissatisfied with the way things are
going on. In Cainpecho the financial
condition of the State is bad, and St.
Luis Potosi finds it difficult to pay the
interest on tho State debt, which is in
creasing daily.
A PBOZXGTJffiD JiOOM.
British Authorities Experimenting;
With a >iew Harbor Defense.
London, Oct. 23.—Experiments were
made In the creek in Portsmouth harbor
yesterday with a protected boom invented
by tho Naval Committee. The boom con
sisted of six hulks, one foot square and
forty feet loug, arranged with the ends
toward the enemy. The spaces between
the beams were too narrow to permit a
torpedo vessel to paaslthrongh. Tho ob
stacle was solidified by ten steel hawsers
intertwined among the beams and tautly
attached to barges on cither side. To
prevent a torpedo boat from dipping the
boom and enabling it to glide over, an
other six-inch hawser was suspended six
feet abovo the boom. "The beams were
armed with steel points and powerful
spikes shaped like bull's horns."
One of the swiftest torpedo boats in the
British navy, the one lately commanded
by Prince George, was selected to at
tempt to pass the boom. The torpedo
boat was encased in a snper-structure.
rising in the center and sloping toward
the extremities, in order to carry the ele
vated hawser over the hull and prevent
the smashing of tho funnel and torpedo
gear. Tho funnel was constructed to fall
back if struck. The torpedo boat selected
carried a Lieutenant and four seamen,
whose lives were insured by the Ad
miralty. It dashed forward at a speed of
fourteen knots an hour, striking the
boom in tho center. The boat mounted
rlrst the fence, smashing the boom amid
ships, but the anchor gear beeamo en
tangled with the overhead hawser r.nd
stopped tho boat. Even then the boat
could have discharged the torpedo, but
she was fatally crippled and remained
Axed to tho beam. The bow compart
ments tilled with water, the boat having
impinged upon the iron horns, and tho
bottom of the starboard side was ripped
open. The engino being reversed, freed
the boat, and it immediately rolled over
on the starboard side. The crew then
abandoned her and she sank.
MICHAEL BAVITT.
Undecided Whether to Accopt ft Nomi
nation for Parliament.
QrEF.xsTowN, Oct. 23.—Immediately
upon tho arrival at Queenstown this
morning ot the steamer Wisconsin,
Michael Davitt was interviewed in re
gard to his nomination by the McCarthy
ites as a candidate for a seat in the Com
mons, made vacant by the death of John
Pope Hennessey. Davitt said he could
not say whether he would or would not
accept the nomination until ho reached
Dublin and had an opportunity of con
sulting with his friends. Davitt received
an enthusiastic reception from the Town
Commissioners, and from a delegation
representing the Irish Federation he was
presented with an address of welcome, to
which he made reply.
Disastrous JJlre.
Lomxnr, Oct. 23.—The flro in Mark
Brown's wharf, Tooley street, which
broke out on Monday morning, October
f>th, has not yet been extinguished. This
fire, it was announced on the afternoon
of October sth, had been subdued. The
feet, however, is it is not extinguished,
this making about the nineteenth day it
has been burning. During that time 120
tons of debris have been removed from
the interior of the burned warehouse, but
the large mass of burning material still
remains there. The loss incurred in con
sequence of tho blaze is simply enor
mous.
Another Trotter by Balmaeeda.
Xew York, Oct. 23.—A Bpecial cable
from Valparaiso says: Another letter
written by Balmaeeda has turned up.
It was to his three brothers. He says he
can not longer jeopardize his friend, the
Argentine Minister, by remaining at
that legation. He had intended giving
himself up to the Junta, but owing to tho
belief that its leaders still respect noth
ing, he changed his mind and will make
a personal sacrifice. Ho says he has left
for publication a document that wlm
prove of historical use, and that through
it Europe will comprehend his conduct. J
A Distinguished Scientist Suicides.
London, Oct. 23.—There was a sensa
tion this morning when it became known
that Phillip Herbert Carpenter, the dis
tinguished scientist, whose death was
announced yesterdaj-, had commited sui
cide. Rev. Dr. Hale, father-in-law of the
deceased, said: "Phillip lately suffered
from insomnia, and he had made invest
ments which preyed upon his mind."
A Russian Bark Sunk.
London, Oct. 23.—The Russian bark
Lesela, while attempting to secure shelter
in the harbor of Ramsgate to-day, col
lided with the wall and immediately
sunk. A relief boat was promptly sent
to rescue the crew of tho boat, all of
whom were safely landed. Many ves
sels are reported ashore on the coast.
Peasants Attack Jewish Inhabitants.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 23.—Tho peasants
have attacked the Jewish inhabitants of
Starodoob, and the Jews living in the
vicinity of that town, and are burning and
pillaging the shops and dwellings of tho
Jews and severely ill-treating the occu
pants.
The Cabinet Crisis Over.
Buenos Ayres, Oct. 23.—President
Pelligrini has issued a manifesto declar
ing the cabinet crisis over. The Minis
ter of Finance will remain in office.
Zeballos has been appointed Minister of
Foreign Affairs aud Bulestia Miuister of
Justice.
Guilty of Conspiracy.
Quebec, Oct. 23.-The jury to-day in
the case of Robert McGreovy and O. K.
Murphy, charged with conspiracy, re
turned a verdict of guilty. Robert Mc-
Greevy has tied, and his bondsmen have
been called on.
A Town Inundated.
Madrid, Oct. 23.—The floods have com
pletely inundated the town of Albunol,
in the province of Granada, the water be
ing six feet deep in the streets. Numbers
of buildings have collapsed.
New Cabinet Formed.
Sydney, Oct. 23.—Dibbs, leader of tho
opposition in the New South Wales Leg
islature, has formed a new cabinet. He
succeeds Sir Henry Parks.
Women's Temperance Alliance.
Chicago, Oct. 23.—The Illinois non
partisan Women's Christian Temperance
Alliance to-day appointed a committee to
consider and gather information regard
ing bi-chloride of gold cures, the commit
tee's report to form the basis of future
work of tho alliance. It also expunged
from the constitution the sentence: "JN'or
shall any incumbent during her term of
ofnee engage in cauipaigu work for any
political party,"
WHOLE 7sO. lo,(!08.
NO MORE TRIFLING.
The President Speaks His Mind
Upon the Chilean Insult.
RIGHTS OP AMERICAN CITIZENS
MUST BE RESPECTED.
«
Mlnlstor Kj-an to bo Instructed to De
mand immediate Reparation and
Indemnity From the Chllo Govrrn
ment for tho Beoent Attack on
American Sailors-No Sato Conducts
to bo Granted Kcfusees.
Social to tho RsCOaa-USTOat.
Chicago, Ocfc XL—A special from
Washington says th:»t (':vpt;iiu Schley has
asked Secretary Tracy to have Admiral
Brown come at once to Valparaiso to aid
by ins presence in seeing that fall jnsUoe
bo done tho cowardly ruffians who mnr
dered tho sailor last week. It Is now
alleged that boatswain's mate Regan
was shot by a policeman. The dis
patch asserta that Minister ICgon will bo
instructed to demand reparation, and
that tho President has said to Tracy: "I
mean to have no more of this business
from any nation, and the demand upon
Chile must bo peremptory." There will
bo four cruisers at Valparaiso when tho
demand is made. Captain Bchlej husin
fornted Sooretary Tracy that It has be
come Impossible for American officers to
go ashore without being Insulted.and
that hereafter tb< y mean to go armed and
resent tho insults in a proper way. "Wo
are losing oar self-respect by permitting
these things," says Schley. "and tho
younger officers are wild with ram and
cannot bo much longer restrained*' "I
don'twant them to be farther restrained,"
said Secretary Tracy to one of toe commo
dores, "and J have told Sohley so.''
NO SBRIOVS RSSULTfI AN i iriI'ATED.
Washington, <><-t. ir;.— 11 is improb
able that any serious results will follow
the Baltimore incident at Valparaiso. II
is probable that this Government w;ii
await the outcome of the legal inquiry
now in progress in Chile before making
any move, and that in the meanwhile
precautions will be adopted to avoid any
further collisions. Secretary Tracy and
General Foster Had a conference \« (th the
President this afternoon, and at its olose
Secretary Tracy dictated the following an
the latest Official information on the sub
ject: "From a. dispatch received from
Captain Schley it appears that he has
made a careful investigation, which
showed that petty officer ('harles Regan,
while riding in a street car, was assailed,
dragged from the car and shot. Appren
tice Tulbot. coal b aver Ltheraon, eoai
heaver Turnbull and petty officer Ham
ilton were wounded in many places, prin
cipally stab wounds in thebacK.«\>:U heav
er Panter and landsman Davidson were
dangerously injured by assaults with
clubs, stones and knives* and many other
men seriously injured by assaults, Thnty
nve seamen were arrested by public au
thority and detained. The surgeons on
the Baltimore are unanimously of the
opinion that some of the wounds were ni-
Jlicted by bayonets, thus showing dearly
the participation of the police. The
American sailors were without arms and
defenseless. They were sober, and inno
cent of any misbehavior. That in sev
eral instances sailors of the Chilean fleet
rendered assistance to our sailors, and
that in some instances tho police pro
tected them."
Secretary Tracy said that through somo
difficulty with the cipher used in the dis
patch, they were yet unable to ascertain
what disposition has been made of the
men arrested.
TITE CRUISER BOSTON.
Nkw York, Oct. 28. — Tho Boston,
which was to have sailed lor Chile to
day, is still moored to tho ord
nance dock at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. Captain Wiltz received orders
Wednesday to proceed to Valparaiso
and report to the senior naval officer.
It was his intention to get under way at
once, but several nu-n who were to join
the Boston's crew had not reached the
ship up to a lato hour to-night. In all
probability the cruiser will get to sea at
noon to-morrow.
REFUGEES AT THE AMERICAN LEGATION.
Santiago (Chile), Oct. 23.—Regarding
the recent attack on sailors from the
United States steamship Baltimore, Cap
tain Schley has repoftedto Minister Egan
that it was brutal and cowardly. Egan
will present the matter to his Govern
ment The Chilean Government hat* in
formed Egan that safe con.lnns will not
bo issued for refugees now in the United
States legation. It is supposed that tho
ground for this refusal is that the men
are criminals. Egan continues to de
mand safe conducts. The question now
appears far from a settlement.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Secretary Noble Render's a Decision
Agulnst the Kaweuh Colonists.
W.vsiuNiiTox, ()<t. 23.—Secretary Nohlo
has denied the motion filed by Pope and
Hopping for the Kaweah Co-operative
Colony in Tnlare County, C;il., for a re
view of his decision of January 12, 1801,
holding for cancellation their aoverni cash
entries in what is now the Sequoia Na
tional Park. It is held that the mere fact
of the colonists making applications J)b
purchase these several tracts, prior to tlio
order reserving the lands from settle
ment, did not create a legal appropriation
of the same, or establish a claim to tho
property. The colonists, notwithstand
ing tho Secretary's action, do not intend
to let tho matter drop, but to present it to
the President. /
Special Agent MeCloan of the Supervis
ing Architect's Office, who recently ar
rived from the Pacific (oast, where In
had gone to inspect tho progress of the
work at Sacramento, and to examine the
site for the new Postolfico at Portland.
Or., and at Stockton, Cal., has mado a
report to the Secretary of tho Treasury.
Concerning the site at "the latter place Mr.
McClean recommends as the first choice
the site on the corner of Utton and ('han
nel streets, ottered by Rhodes A Son for
$10,000. This, Mr. McClean say-, is :i
small site, and if in the opinion of thu
Secretary of the Treasury it is not laruo
enough, ho recommends as his second
choice site No. 8, located on the corner of
California and Market streets. This site
is recommended by tho Mayor of Stock
ten, W. K. Clarke. It is offered for &!1,
--(>00. Mr. McClean thinks this is too
much to pay, as the appropriation is only
■S/S,(XK). Secretary Crounse now has Agent
McClean's report under consideration.
It is expected that the Los Angeles
Postmaster will be appointed soon. Con
gressman Bowers has recommended Van.
Deusen. Tho citizens generally and the
Mayor of Los A ngeles have reeommende< I
Shoulters, Acting Postmaster. Some,
charges have been filed at the Department
against Mr. Van Deusen.
The Navy Department has authorized
the following payments to bo made on
naval vessels under construction: To th.>
Union Iron Works, San Francisco, gUKi,
♦>S4, the second payment on the battle
ship Oregon, and ?53,550, the eleventh
payment on cruiser No. 6. The final
payment of §12,114 has also boon author
ized on tho Ward coil boilers intended
lor the coast delen.se vessel Monterey,